The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-05
MINI ESOTA STATE NEWS

MIME SOTA STATE NEWS.
a Big Auction Sale.
The saltwater Car Company plant, entire,
was sold the other day at auction by W. G.
Williston to Henry D. Hyde, of Boston, rep
resenting the Minnesota Thresher Company
The price paid was 81, los, O0O.75 This was
victory for Senator sabin. The represent
alive OF II. H, Porter, Of Chicago, bid as
high us 81, 100 900, but thus seemed his
limit Possession was to be given In thirty
days The price was considered cheap.
There was great rejoicing with torch-ligbt
procession, bands, ETC. The property sold
consists of the plant of buildings and
real estate in Saltwater, threshing ma
chimes, farm implements, manufactured OF
In process OF manufactures raw ma
terlal of all descriptions for manufacturing
purposes, bills receivable, book accounts
and all other assets of every named nature,
including engines, threshers ETC., built and
partially built. 1907 900; outside repairs IL
the hands of agents on consignment, $1O2,.
600; rolling stock, $4,000; sash and doors,
$Ss3S, 900; material for manufacturing, SLID
600; real estate at Mimic and outside prop.
erty, SOS, 900; building in the prison yard,
$4,000; machinery and tools, 1928 O0C;
patents, patterns, office fixtures, P75, 900;
bills receivable and accrued interest, 50.
200, 900; accounts receivable, 81, 500, 900;
! stocks and bonds, 1886, 600; cash On hand,
! $l3, 900; total, So. 900 600
ezAzz The Wheat Crop.
Recent reports from various quarters say
that the wheat yield per acre in the Stute
on the present crop is 121, bushels which,
on 3,o46, 900 acres, would yield SO, OY5,.
900 bushels In Southern Minnesota th<
crop was almost total failure The pres.
ent crop of Minnesota is S,71O,CCO bush.
,els less than the crop of 1886 reported by
the State Department and about i, 600, GOG
bushels less than the amount given by he
Washington Bureau Only Is per cent OF
the reports received say that farmers have
marketed freely, and So per cent. reported
very light movement The Minneapolis
mills will need 3O,OOOOOO bushels before
the next crop; there will be required fol
bread and seed 16,OOO,OOO; leaving 49,.
600, 900 for shipment from Minneapoli.
for outside mills and for consumption BY
country mills
Minnesota ITEMS
Burglars Ell, cred p NJ Christiansora',
ijewelry store at Warren the other nigh: anG
stole watches and jewelry valued at 5000
". K Eastman, an old and highly respec..
ed resident OF Minneapolis died few day!
ago, aged ninety-thres Yeas
Six hundred men are employed In con
structing the cable line at St. Paul
Paul Schneider, a well known young mar
OF kasson, was recently sent to Rochester
to be placed in the insane asylum at thai
place
William o. Dickerson, @ baggageman or
the outhern Minnesota railroad, was de.
clared insane recently by the probate
court and warrant was issued for hi.
commitment to the Rochester Insan.
asylum He is single man. thirty-twc
years old, and formerly lived in New York
While Johannes Oleson was blowing or
the farm of A. O. Kragnes, in the township
OF Kragnes, few afternoons ago lightning
Struck and killed Oleson and the two mares
be was driving. Oleson came from Norway
last June. He left wife and child
L. A Harrison, president Of the Security
Bank OF Minneapolis, died the other morn.
ing at his residence of acute pneumonia
aged seventy-tiv years -
The public school at Stockton was CLOSED
recently on account Of diphtheria.
The Milwaukee & St. Paul road has issued
livestock tariff between st. Paul and
points on its line, making reductions tx
points on the Iowa and Minnesota division,
also a merchandise tariff from Sioux City tx
points in Dakota
The gross earnings of the Minnesota j
Northwestern road for September wee
$182,669, against $54 723 for the same
month last year.
A fire in Rush City the other day de.
stroyed the Rush City Hotel and the stores
of Ohm McKeon, Joseph Mclaughlin, D. D.
Eddy and John E. Johnson. Loss, $15 600;
insurance, $S, 900.
The thirteenth annual convention of ths
Young Mems Christian Association of Min.
| nesota and Dakota was held recently al
Faribault with Thomas Cochran, Jr., of St
Paul, as chairman. Six hundred OF more
delegates were in attendance.
| The Carnival Association directors met
! at St Paul the other evening and reported
that there would be no difficulty in raising
| $50, 900 for the ice palace.
The thirtieth anniversary of the Presby.
terrain church at ST Peter was celebrated
the other evening.
:: A bold but unsuccessful attempt was made
early the other morning to rob the Caryel
County Bank at Chaska The safe-blswers
forced open the Two outer doors of the safe.
but failed on the third and last door, There
was 81 900 in the safe.
John Peterson, of the Gull River Lumber
Company, at Brainerd, III attempting te
! cross the track in front of an approaching
train few days ago tripped and fell anG
was run over. He died from the shock OF
amputation of all his limbs.
It is positively asserted that the St. Paul
& Duluth road will begin at once the extern.
sion of it's line from St Pau to Omaha, the
surveying therefor being about completed.
The road will be as nearly as possible al al
line
| The new hall Of the Ancient Order OF
United Workmen at Rochester was dedic. 3;
| o few evenings ago. A large delegation Of
visiting brothers from other lodges was
present A grand ball was given in the hail
Immediately after the banquet
The prosecution of sever: parties in WI